Truck superstructure for sanitary ware



G. BRAIN. TRUCK SUPERSTRUCTURE FOR SANITARY WARE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. l5. 9l9.

Pmed Mar. 9, 1920.

ject of the Kino'dom of Great. Britain, re-k -.siding at New (/astle, county of Lawrence,

. Superstructures :for Sanitary Ware, of which To all wwniz't may concern; y

` UNITED saaras raras oleron.

GEORGE BRAIN, or NEW CASTLE'P'ENNSYLVANIA. .assenort ro enmarcan nanssnea TUNNEL KILYNS, INC., OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,..A CORPORA'IIGN.

TRUCK SUPERSTRUCTURE ron sanrranr wenn.

e it known that' I, GEoRG BRIN, a suh- State of] Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Truck the lollowing is a specification.

My invention relates toa device adapted.. to he used in connection with tunnel kilns,

and which has for its purpose'to support and convey the goods, to'be fired through the kiln, and protect them' while in theflriln. Heretofore it has heen the practice to' place fthe goods upon open'Y trucks or. inr saggers upon open'trucks. InV the ordinary type oi' kiln, where' no provision is made for regulating or equalizing the temparaturev throughout the kiln, delicate goods mounted upon open trucks are aptto he injured hy the irst impact with the `very highly heated air found at the entrance of the kiln, as also hy sudden variations of temperature which are apt to be found along the interior'of thel kiln. When the goods arevplaced in saggers, the capacity of the truckstocarry goods is materially reduced, and further, the saggera which .have considerable weight and hulk, must he heated to the same teniperatlneas 'the V`goods under treatment, and consequently there is a wastefulexpenditure or fuel.

The object of my invention, therefore, is'

set forth.

The accompanying drawings will serve to i illustrate my invention, in which:

ing two trucks, one in elevation and one in vertical section.

` Figa i3 isa .view .taken along the line ,IIIMIII o'Fig. 2, showing the truck at ...thefleftinipartll plan and horizontal sec v tion,-and'thetruck at the rightin horizontal sectionthrough the lower part of the truck;

Specification of Letters Patent.'

, port the platform 22'.

recente@ Mar. e, leso.

Application filed November 15, 193.9. Serial No. 335,304.

and also indicating in dotted lines the posiltion oit supplementary supporting pillars.

Fig. l is a perspective view ot the truck closeo.

Fig. 5 is aperspective view of one of the side plates of the truck.

Referring to the drawings 5 indicates a tunnel structure, which .may be of any suitable construction, but preferably of the Weilln-iown Dressler type. 6,A a truck. The truck 6 ,is shown as` mounted upon -wheels 'Z' on the ends of axles 8, which wheels are adapted to move over rails 9 located along thebottom of the kiln. l The superstructure of the truck consists of the" side framesfl), provided with hearings for the axles 8. Supportedon the' side frames, is a platform 11, preferably made of clay or other materiel.. which will'prevent theready rane iiseio of heat to the'side frames, axles and Situated above the platform 11 is a second platform l2. lvianiiestly the platforms ll and 12, instead of being two platforms, may he a single platform. I prefer 'to-malte two platforms as it facilitates repairs.

Situated alcove the platform l2 is a structural cody 13, which body consists of a platform la, side walls 15, and end walls i6. The side walls have 'formed inthem the openings l7-l8;:the end Walls 16 have formed in them the openings 1 9, and the platform le has formed in it the openings By reason of the construction described, the platform le:V is raised aV distance above the platform l2, and hy reason of the openings 19 and 20, the space between the platforms 12 and .14 is in communication with a space 2l in the interior of the structure 13. On the top of the structure is a platform or roof 22 having openings 23 which correspond insize and position with the openings 2O in the platform lll.

l Situated centrally between the platforms -il and 22,

This pillar may he'. a hollow pillar, as shown in the drawings, in which. case the platform la is provided with an opening 25 and the platform "witha corresponding opening 26. There may he more than one supporting' pillar. In Fig. 3, four extra supporting pillars are shown, in dotted lines.

Mounted on the top of the platform a second Vstructure 2'?. This structure is made up of il. series of shaped side plates 28 is a pillar 24, which serves to sup- (Fig. angle plates 29 (Figi 3), and end plates (Fig, 3).4 The side plates 28 consist of the vertical side portions 31 and verthe side portions 31, and shaped as shown, that is, wider at the bottom than at the top.

So as to malte theplates 28 self-supporting,

the ends 32 have formed in them, cavities or sockets 3i, and the ends 33 have formed on them projections 35 adapted, when Vtwo plates like 28 oi' like 28-29 coact, tocon'nect the successive plates. The plates 29 are ,sub-

stantially like 28, with the exception thatbn'e side, for instance 36, is rrgjle longer. and/1341s.

formed in it a recess adapted toizdaot with the ll-shaped sides 38 :of the end plates 30.

Mounted on top of the plates 28-29-30 is a cover 39, provided with openings 40,.,

which are in line with the openings 23 in platform :22 and openings 20 in platform 14, and openings 4l which coperate with the openings in the central pillar 24 and those in the platforms22 and 14; i

,It `Will be seen from the description so far given, that the structure27 forms substan;

tially a sagger of large size, but provided' with openings in the top.

ln Figl there is'tshown as situated Within the structure 27, a body 4t2, such as a toilet stand, which requires careful heating owing to its sliape,and in the structure 13 a,body 43- Which does net require the same careful heating, or otheruiise, is less liable to be 13. Thus, the 'goods under treatment are heated iiotonly by radiated heat, forinstance in the structure 27 vfrom the interior Walls-Tin the structure 13 from the interior Walls of' the tunnel structure, but also bythe moving heat currents' passing through the interior of both structures.

I wish it understood that I do not limit;- niyself to the precise construction described for the truck-or any ofits parts, as it Willloe manifestthat it may be varied in many particulars Without departing from the intent" of my invention. F urther, I believe I am the'rst to describe a truck structure, 'which in part has the characteristics of a sagger, in that it protects the goods under treatment from the direct impact of heat derived from the heating elements of the tunnel kiln, but differs therefrom in that the circulatingy heat in the kiln is brought into dirc'ct Contact i 1 on the ood 'will g with tliematerial under treatment, in what may be termed the sagger portion of the truck.- tical ends 32-33 placed at right angles to 'fiHavi'ng thusdescribed my invention, l

jclaim: t l. A truck for use in tunnel kilns, consisting of a'wheeled sipport, a superstructure divided Vinto, two parts, one part adapted to protect the goods under treatn ment against the sudden impact of or rises-.and falls in temperature in the itilru during the passage of the truck through the the'h at of the kiln to be 'radiated directly s, together with means ereby the circulating heat ofy 'the ltiln may move through the goods in both parts of the structure.

2. A. truck for use in tunnel kilns, consisting of a Wheeled support, a superstructure divided .into two parts, one part consisting fkiln', aid the other part adapted to permit tit of a series' of separate and detzwhable sec"f tions, and the other part an' integral struc! ture, both parts adapted to permit free cir` culationA of the heat in the kiln through the goods.

3. A truck for use in 'tunnel kilns, -consistin'g of a Wheeled support, a superstructure divided into tvvo parts, one part consisting of an integral 'structure having' perforated walls at the top and bottom, and the other parta sectional structure, the Walls of Which are closed, and a perforated top. -v 4. A Atruck for use in tunpel kilns, consisting of a Wheeled support, a platform i es carried by such support, la superstructure y, mounted on the platform and divided intotwo parts, one part consisting of an integral structure having perforated Walls.

and top and bottom platforms, the bottom platform located above the platform ou the wheeled support, and the other part consistiug'of -a structure' formed of separate imperforate units and a perforated top plate.

5. A truck for use in tunnel kilns, consist ing of a wheeled support, 'a platform mounted ou the. support, a superstructure mounted on the platform consisting of two llt) )arts one )art an inteffral structure with perforated walls and perforated top and bottom platforms, one or more supporting pillars between the top and bottom plat.

forms of such part, and the other part consisting of a series of separate-imperforate units and a top plate or cover perforated to permit movement of the heated currents in the kiln throughrboth parts.

6. A truck foil use in tunnel' loins, consisting of a Wheeled support, a supcistruc-` ture mounted on such support and consist'- ng of a perforated bottom portion elevated above the support, imperforate sideand end sections, and a perforated top section.

sisting of a Wheeled support, a superstruc- 7. A truck forruse in tunnelkilns, con- *prising a perforated bottom portion, side portions consisting offace members and 1nterloeking Iend members, .and a perforated top portion.

8. A truck for use tunnel kilns, consisting of a Wheeled support and means situ.- ated above and carried by the wheeled support and adapted to convey through the kiln, two classes of goods, yone class of the character which are to be protected against sudden rises and falls in temperature by the and the other class'whi h may be exposed sudden impact of. highly heated air or gases,

without ihjurv to sudden rises and falls in temperature by the sndden`impa`ot of highly `heated air or gases, and both vclasses subject to the nxoving heated air currents of the kiln. 4

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in the presence o two Witnesses.

GEORGE BRAIN.

fitnessesz MARK L. RAixovrrz, PAUL A. MEEHAN. 

